The electricity system was originally conceived and developed with a unidirectional power flow and a vertically structured grid management approach. However, the necessary energy transition driven by the decarbonization of energy systems is creating growing challenges for the operation of electricity grids. The increasing penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) in distribution networks could make it harder to overcome the grid's technical constraints. Read More

It has been my dream, and it is now my honor to announce one of the greatest strategic directions for our CIGRE, the CIGRE Innovation and Education Fund. This CIGRE FUND is an Endowment Fund that will further CIGRE’s Mission for technical knowledge sharing for the future of One Grid for our Energy Transition.Read More

The main themes of the two 2025 CIGRE symposia, “Changes Needed in the System for the Energy Transition” (Trondheim, May) and “Grid Enhancement, Strategic Planning, Technological Innovation, and Climatic Adaptation for a Resilient Future Energy System” (Montreal, September), clearly highlight the critical importance of technological innovation and energy transition in the electrical sector.Read More

he increasing number of Renewable Energy Resources (RES), and other installations, like energy storage, connected via converters, has given raise to concerns about the performance of the different protection and automation functions. Installations connected to the electric network with power electronic based converters are also known as Inverter Based Resources (IBR).Read More